Queen Elizabeth Hall is the second largest concert hall at Southbank Centre, presenting a diverse programme that covers the whole range of music and performing arts. The Royal Festival Hall's smaller sister venue Queen Elizabeth Hall ensures that even when there is a long-running show, the Southbank Centre can have almost nightly performances by world-class orchestras. The Hall hosts chamber orchestras, quartets, choirs, dance performances and opera. The building contains the Purcell Room, the most intimate concert hall venue at Southbank Centre, and The Front Room, a relaxed and informal platform for enjoying live music in the foyer. Located by the River Thames, with sweeping views of the capital from the London Eye to St Paul's Cathedral, the Southbank Centre is a unique metropolitan arts centre, with 21 acres of creative space and an extraordinary history. The combination of the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall make the Southbank Centre one of the world's leading concert venues.

Find out the best London 2018 events with our comprehensive guide to the top entertainment in the city throughout the year. From January through to December, 2018 is packed with unmissable events - so read on to get the best out of London town.

Underbelly FestivalLondon > Entertainment > TheatresJubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 |
Same location as Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallEach summer, from May to September, a Speigeltent (from the Dutch for 'mirror tent') is set up in the shadow of the Southbank Centre, to host ...More

War HorseLondon > Events > Theatre Dates: 8th November 2018 to 5th January 2019Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, Covent Garden, London SE1 |
3 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThis moving adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's World War I epic War Horse returns to the theatre where it all started, the National Theatre, eleven years after ...More

The Poetry LibraryLondon > Attractions > MuseumsLevel 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 |
Same location as Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThe most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still growing. ...More

South BankLondon > Attractions > South Bank, London SE1 |
Same location as Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThis stretch along the Thames is one of the cultural and social hubs of London with the Southbank Centre - which includes Royal Festival Hall, Queen ...More

The Hayward GalleryLondon > Attractions > Art GalleriesBelvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 |
1 minute from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThe Hayward Gallery has been the originator or host of influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery, named ...More

The best shops and markets near Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall

Foyles Royal Festival HallLondon > Shopping > BooksRiverside, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, South Bank, London SE1 |
Same location as Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThe family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Around 30,000 books are stocked at this branch on a broad range ...More

Konditor & CookLondon > Shopping > Delicatessens22 Cornwall Road, South Bank, London SE1 |
6 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallKonditor & Cook specialise in the creation of amazingly tasty cakes which are also sold on to some of the finest restaurants in the city. This, ...More

StradaLondon > Restaurants > Italian restaurantsUnit 6, Royal Festival Hall Riverside, South Bank, London SE1 |
Same location as Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallStrada has started something of a pizza revolution. The chain has blossomed thanks largely to its focus on fresh, high quality ingredients, and efficient, friendly service. ...More

Jubilee GardensLondon > Leisure > Parks and Gardens3 Belvedere Road, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 |
4 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThe concrete promenade along the South Bank greatly benefits from this large patch of green grass for striders, strollers and sightseers to relax on. Not ...More

King's ArmsLondon > Nightlife > Pubs25 Roupell Street, South Bank, London SE1 |
6 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallA short walk from the South Bank Centre, The Old Vic and The National Theatre this traditional old watering hole is a good place to have ...More

The Sherlock HolmesLondon > Nightlife > Pubs10 Northumberland Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N |
7 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThirsty Sherlock Holmes fans look no further than this homage to the great detective himself and to original Victorian pubs. While you indulge in a soothing ...More

The Thirsty BearLondon > Nightlife > Pubs62 Stamford Street, South Bank, London SE1 |
8 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallIf you're the kind of drinker who gets thirsty, very thirsty, and you don't have the time or patience to queue for at a very busy ...More

Bassoon BarLondon > Nightlife > BarsCorinthia Hotel London, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London SW1A |
6 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThe cocktails in the Bassoon Bar are very good, expensive, yes, but very, very good. Not only that but the bar has a piano which is ...More

Gordon's Wine BarLondon > Nightlife > Wine Bars47 Villiers Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N |
6 minutes from Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallHome to Samuel Pepys in the 1680s, the building housing Gordon’s is now home to a regular, thriving crowd of drinkers of all ages and all ...More

SkylonLondon > Business > Venue HireSouthbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 |
Same location as Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallThe Royal Festival Hall's refurbishment has done away with 'The People's Palace', the marvellously 1950s restaurant that used to occupy this space, and replaced it with ...More

The Jamie Lloyd Company's season of Harold Pinter's one-act plays continues with a double-bill of scathing attacks on materialism and the class system including Pinter's final play, Celebration. ...More

Cate Blanchett comes to the National Theatre in 2019, the Spice Girls reunite and Christian Dior is the Designer of Dreams at the V&A. Two new musicals are dedicated to Dolly Parton and Mary Poppins, ...More

Christmas favourites like The Nutcracker, Carols at The Royal Albert Hall and the Santa Dash return along with a Festive Feast at Hampton Court Palace and a new puppet show from the puppeteers behind ...More